JP2002177573A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Pachinko machine having enough mounting space for a control board, and the like, secured on the back side of a game board. SOLUTION: Removable ball passage members 45, 55 are provided to partially constitute a right side frame 11c and a left side frame 11 of an outer frame 11. Ball passages 46, 56 are formed in the respective passage members 45, 55. A prize ball pay out device 43 and a dispensing ball pay out device 53 are disposed on the right and left sides of a window 32A of a mechanism board 32. Game balls paid out of the prize ball pay out device 43 and the dispensing ball pay out device 53 are guided to a ball conflux lead-out member 60 through the ball passages 46, 56, respectively. By this arrangement, the window 32A of the mechanism board 32 can be formed large.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine which shoots a game ball at a game board to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a pachinko machine has a game board mounted in an outer frame forming an outer peripheral edge thereof, and a mechanism board mounted on a back side of the game board. Various mechanism members for guiding game balls supplied from a ball circulation mechanism provided on a game machine island on which the pachinko machine is installed to a ball payout port are attached to the mechanism board. The ball payout exit faces an upper plate provided at the lower front of the pachinko machine.

[0003] The mechanism member includes a payout device for paying out prize balls and rental balls. The game balls paid out from the payout device are guided to a ball payout port by a ball passage arranged at a lower rear portion of the mechanism board, and are paid out to an upper plate. On the other hand, a control board for controlling the basic operation of the game in the pachinko machine, for example, is disposed in the center of the rear surface of the mechanical panel.

[0004]

However, since a ball passage having a complicated structure is arranged on the back of the mechanism panel,
There is a problem that a sufficient space for arranging a control board and the like cannot be secured. The present invention has been made under such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which a mounting space for a control board and the like is sufficiently secured on the back side of a game board.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention The invention according to claim 1 for achieving the above object is provided with an outer frame forming an outer peripheral edge of a pachinko machine, and provided in connection with the outer frame, The pachinko machine has a ball passage for guiding game balls supplied to the pachinko machine to a ball payout port, and the outer frame and the ball passage are formed of a resin material. A game board is attached to the pachinko machine in an outer frame forming an outer peripheral edge thereof, and a mechanism board is attached to a back side of the game board. A ball tank is provided in the upper rear part of the mechanism panel. Game balls are supplied to the ball tank from a ball circulation mechanism provided in the game machine island in which the pachinko machine is installed.

[0006] The game balls supplied to the ball tank are distributed to a prize ball payout device and a rental ball payout device arranged on the left and right at the upper rear part of the mechanism board. The prize ball payout device operates in response to a game ball entering a prize port arranged on a game board,
A predetermined number (for example, 7 or 13) of game balls are paid out as prize balls. On the other hand, the ball lending dispensing device, for example, inserts money or inserts a gaming card on which valuable data equivalent to money is recorded into a stand-to-wall machine arranged adjacent to a pachinko machine and pushes a lending switch. It operates in response to the operation and pays out a predetermined number of game balls as rental balls.

[0007] The game balls paid out from the prize ball payout device and the rental ball payout device flow into the ball merging and leading member through the ball passage, and are guided to the ball payout outlet. The ball payout exit faces an upper plate arranged at the lower front of the pachinko machine, and game balls paid out from the prize ball payout device and the ball rental payout device pass through a ball passage and a ball merging derivation member. Dispensed on a plate.
According to the configuration of the present invention, since the ball passage is provided in the outer frame, a sufficient mounting space for the control board or the like can be secured on the back side of the game board.

Further, the outer frame and the ball passage can be easily formed of a resin material. The ball passage may be provided inside the outer frame, or may be attached to the outer frame. The invention according to claim 2, wherein the outer frame includes an upper frame, a left and right side frame, and a lower frame when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine, wherein the left and right side frames have predetermined thickness and depth dimensions, The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball passage is formed at least one of the left and right side frames at a rear side in a depth direction.

According to this configuration, the ball passage is formed at the rear side in the depth direction of the left and right frames, so that the game paid out from the prize ball payout device and the ball rental payout device disposed on the left and right at the upper rear part of the mechanism panel. The sphere can be guided to the sphere merging derivation member by the left and right sphere passages. Therefore, a wider mounting space for the control board and the like can be secured on the back side of the game board. The winning ball payout device and the ball rental payout device may be configured by the same payout device. In this case, by forming a ball passage on the rear side of one of the left and right side frames in the depth direction, a game ball paid out from a payout device arranged on one of the right and left of the upper rear surface of the mechanism board can be moved by the ball passage. It can be led to the payout side.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a part of the outer frame is detachable, and the ball passage is formed in the detachable member. 2. The pachinko machine according to 2. The ball passage is formed of a resin material and has a plurality of bent portions to suppress the falling speed of the game ball. Thus, the ball passage wears with use.

According to the structure of the present invention, since the portion of the outer frame where the ball passage is formed is removable, the removable member can be replaced as needed. It is preferable that the removable member has a slide piece that can be attached by being fitted into a groove formed in the outer frame and slid. This allows
The removable member can be easily removed or attached from the outer frame.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a pachinko machine 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. This pachinko machine 1 has an outer peripheral edge formed by an outer frame 11 formed of a resin material. A front door 12 is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable, and the front door 12 has a substantially rectangular window 1 opening substantially its upper half.
3 are formed. A transparent plate 14 such as a glass plate is fitted into the window 13, and a game board 20 provided on the back side thereof can be visually recognized through the transparent plate 14.

Above the window 13, a lamp L for raising the atmosphere of the game in the pachinko machine 1 is arranged. An upper plate 15 and a lower plate 16 are vertically arranged below the window 13. The upper plate 15 is for storing game balls used for a game in the pachinko machine 1, and is designed to throw a game ball into the upper plate 15 to start a game. Further, a ball payout opening 17 is formed in the front door 12 so as to face the upper plate 15,
Game balls given as prize balls during the game are paid out to the upper plate 15 through the ball payout port 17 from inside the machine.

The lower plate 16 is for receiving game balls that cannot be stored in the upper plate 15. When the upper plate 15 is full of game balls, the game balls given as prize balls are moved to the front door 12. The ball is discharged to the lower plate 16 through a ball discharge port 18 formed at the bottom. A discharge port (not shown) that can be opened and closed by an opening / closing lever 19 is formed on the bottom surface of the lower plate 16, and a game ball box (not shown) is positioned below the lower plate 16 in a state where the game ball box (not shown) is positioned. By operating the game ball, the game balls accumulated in the lower plate 16 can be transferred to the game ball box.

On the right side of the lower plate 16 as viewed from the front side, a handle H operated by a player at the time of a game is attached. When the handle H is operated in a state in which the game balls are stored in the upper plate 15, a firing device (not shown) provided in the machine operates, and the game balls flowing into the machine from the upper plate 15 enter the game board 20. It is launched toward the game of this pachinko machine. FIG.
It is a figure which shows the back structure of the pachinko machine 1 in simplified form. FIG. 3 is a right side view of the pachinko machine 1. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, outer frame 1 to which front door 12 is attached
1 includes an upper frame 11a, a lower frame 11b, a right frame 11c, and a left frame 11d when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 1. Each of the frames 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d has a predetermined thickness and depth.

On the back side of the game board 20, a mechanism board 32 is attached. The mechanism board 32 is formed of, for example, a resin material, and has a substantially rectangular window 32A formed at the center thereof. The inside of the window 32A is a space for arranging, for example, a board case 33 accommodating a main control board for controlling a basic operation of the game in the pachinko machine 1. An upper tank 34 and a lower tank 35 are attached to the upper part of the mechanism panel 32 in a vertically stacked state. Game balls are supplied to the upper tank 34 from a ball circulation mechanism (not shown) provided in the game machine island on which the pachinko machine 1 is installed.

The bottom surface of the upper tank 34 is an inclined surface, and a communication port 36 for communicating the upper tank 34 and the lower tank 35 is formed at the lowermost portion. As a result, the game balls supplied from the ball circulation mechanism into the upper tank 34 roll the bottom of the upper tank 34 toward the lowermost portion, and the communication port 36
Is supplied to the lower tank 35 via the The bottom surface of the lower tank 35 is an inclined surface having a position facing the communication port 36 as an uppermost portion, and a game ball supplied from the upper tank 34 via the communication port 36 is formed on the bottom surface of the lower tank 35. It can be divided right and left by the inclination. The game balls distributed to the left and right flow out of the outlets 37 and 38 formed on the bottom surface of the lower tank 35, respectively.

The game balls flowing out of the outlets 37 and 38 are:
Ball rectification unit 4 for aligning game balls in a row
1,51. The lower end of the ball rectification unit 41 is connected to a prize ball payout device 43, and the lower end of the ball rectification unit 51 is connected to a ball rental device 53. Thereby, the ball rectification unit 4
The game balls that have flowed into 1 are aligned in a line and the prize ball payout device 4
The game balls supplied to the ball rectification unit 51 and supplied to the ball rectification unit 51 are supplied to the ball lending device 53 in a line.

Prize ball payout device 43 and ball rental device 53
Are arranged on the left and right sides of the window 32A of the mechanism panel 32. The prize ball payout device 43 operates in response to a game ball entering a winning port arranged on the game board 20, and pays out a predetermined number (for example, 7 or 13) of game balls as prize balls. On the other hand, the ball lending dispensing device 53 is a lending switch in which money is inserted or a game card on which value data equivalent to money is recorded is inserted into, for example, a pachinko machine disposed adjacent to the pachinko machine 1. Is activated in response to the push operation, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls as rental balls.

The prize balls dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device 43 flow into the ball passage 46 formed in the ball passage member 45 via the ball circulation pipe 44, and are merged and derived from the ball disposed below the mechanism panel 32. It flows out to the member 60. The rental ball paid out from the rental ball payout device 53 is a ball distribution pipe 54.
Through the ball passage member 55 formed in the ball passage member 55 and flows out to the ball merging and leading member 60. Each of the ball passage members 45 and 55 constitutes a part of the right frame 11c and the left frame 11d of the outer frame 11, respectively.
According to this configuration, since the ball passages 46 and 56 are provided in the outer frame 11, the window 32A can be formed large. Therefore, a sufficient mounting space for the board case 33 and the like can be secured on the back side of the game board 20.

Each of the ball passage members 45 and 55 is connected to the outer frame 1.
As in the case of 1, it is formed of a resin material, and is detachably attached to the right frame 11c and the left frame 11d, respectively. Thereby, the outer frame 11 and the ball passages 46 and 56 can be easily formed from the resin material. Hereinafter, the configuration of the ball passage member 45 will be described. However, since the ball passage member 55 has the same configuration as the ball passage member 45, description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ball passage member 45 as viewed obliquely from above. Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, a ball passage 46 is formed in ball passage member 45 for guiding a game ball from above to below. The ball passage 46 is formed on the rear side in the depth direction (the front side shown in FIG. 4) of the ball passage member 45, and has a plurality of bent portions bent in the front-rear direction. The upper end of the ball passage 46 is opened from the upper end of one main surface 45a of the ball passage member 45, and constitutes an inflow port 47 for allowing game balls from the ball circulation pipe 44 to flow into the ball passage member 45. are doing. On the other hand, the lower end of the ball passage 46 is opened from the lower end of the main surface 45a of the ball passage member 45,
The outflow port 48 for letting the game ball flow out to the ball merging derivation member 60 is configured. The game ball that has flowed into the ball passage member 45 from the ball circulation pipe 44 through the inflow port 47 is
The falling speed is suppressed by the plurality of bends in the process of falling in the inside 6, and the falling out of the outlet 48 to the ball merging and leading member 60.

Since the ball passage 46 is formed of a resin material and has a plurality of bent portions, it wears out with use. In the present embodiment, since the ball passage member 45 is removable, it can be replaced as needed. However, the ball passage 46 may be formed integrally with the outer frame 11. The other main surface 4 of the ball passage member 45
At the upper and lower ends of 5b, slide pieces 49 each having a substantially rectangular cross section and extending in the front-rear direction are formed to protrude. The two slide pieces 49 connect the ball passage member 45 to the outer frame 1.
1 for attaching to the right frame 11c.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing a mounting structure of the ball passage member 45. As shown in FIG. A ball passage member 45 is provided on the right side frame 11c.
At the position where is mounted, a housing recess 50 having a shape corresponding to the spherical passage member 45 is formed. Bottom surface 5 of accommodation recess 50
A groove 52 having a shape corresponding to each slide piece 49 is formed in the position 0a. The ball passage member 45 is attached to the right frame 11c by fitting the respective slide pieces 49 into the corresponding grooves 52 from the rear side (the front side shown in FIG. 5) and sliding them forward. Thereby, the ball passage member 45 can be easily removed or attached from the right frame 11c. However, the mounting structure of the ball passage member 45 is not limited to the one by the slide piece 49, and may be fixed by, for example, a screw.

In the present embodiment, the ball passages 45 and 55 are formed at the rear side in the depth direction of the right frame 11c and the left frame 11d, respectively. Device 43 and ball rental device 53
Can be guided to the ball merging derivation member 60 via the ball passages 46 and 56 formed in the right frame 11c and the left frame 11d. Therefore, a wider mounting space for the board case 33 and the like can be secured on the back side of the game board 20.

The prize ball payout device 43 and the ball rental ball payout device 53
May be constituted by the same payout device. In this case, by forming a ball passage on the rear side of one of the left and right side frames 11c and 11d in the depth direction, a game ball paid out from a payout device arranged on one of the right and left of the upper rear surface of the mechanism board 32, The ball can be guided to the ball payout opening 17 via the ball passage. Referring again to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the bottom surface of ball merging derivation member 60 is an inclined surface having a central portion as the lowest part, and ball passage 4 of each ball passage member 45, 55.
The game balls that have flowed into the ball merging and deriving member 60 from 6 and 56 are gathered at the center due to the inclination of the bottom surface of the ball merging and deriving member 60. An outlet 61 communicating with the ball payout port 17 is formed at the center of the bottom surface of the ball merging and leading member 60. Upper plate 1 from payout opening 17
5 paid out.

When the upper plate 15 is full and the game balls cannot be stored, the game balls overflow into the tray 62 disposed below the outlet 61. The game ball received by the saucer 62 passes through an outlet (not shown),
It is discharged from the ball discharge port 18 to the lower plate 16. The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, each of the ball passages 46 and 56 is not limited to the configuration formed on the rear side in the depth direction of the right frame 11c and the left frame 11d, and may be formed at any position within the outer frame 11.

The ball passage 46 is not limited to the one provided inside the outer frame 11, and may be provided, for example, in a ball passage member attached to the inner surface of the outer frame 11.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a pachinko machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a simplified back structure of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the ball passage unit as viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing a mounting structure of a ball passage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 11 Outer frame 11a Upper frame 11b Lower frame 11c Right frame 11d Left frame 17 Ball outlet 45 Ball passage member 46 Ball passage 55 Ball passage member 56 Ball passage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer frame forming an outer peripheral edge of a pachinko machine, and a ball passage provided in connection with the outer frame for guiding game balls supplied to the pachinko machine to a ball payout exit. The pachinko machine wherein the outer frame and the ball passage are formed of a resin material. 2. The outer frame includes an upper frame, left and right frames, and a lower frame when viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine. The left and right frames have predetermined thickness and depth dimensions. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the left and right side frames is formed on the rear side in the depth direction. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a part of the outer frame is detachable, and the ball passage is formed in the detachable member.